Finance, and FP&A in particular, has an important role to be a catalyst for change across the business—driving long-term busi-ness and operational activities that underpin transformation, not just short-term finance outcomes or efficiency drivers. Today finance leaders are responsible for tack-ling issues in areas that are relatively new, while juggling other traditional responsibilities, such as financial planning, budgeting, and perfor-mance reporting. To be a modern CFO means being data-driven. It requires decisions to be based on information and data, rather than gut or past experience. Here are seven practical secrets, accompanied by insight from finance leaders, that you can apply to become a data-driven CFO.

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